This study evaluates the effectiveness of Deep dry needling of active myofascial trigger points present in muscles of the neck and shoulder region in orchestral musicians.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
NA
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
8
Insertion of a filiform needle in the active trigger point of musculoskeletal muscle
CEU San Pablo University
Madrid, Madrid, Spain
Visual analogue scale for pain
Pain measurement. 100-mm visual analog scale (VAS), horizontal line ranging from 0mm (no pain) to 100mm (worst imaginable pain).
Time frame: 2 weeks
Pressure pain threshold
Analogic algometer
Time frame: 2 weeks
Neck disability index (NDI)
10-item, 50-point index that assesses different aspects of daily functioning in patients with neck pain. It assesses four items regarding subjective symptoms (pain intensity, headache, concentration, sleeping), four items regarding activities of daily living (lifting, work, driving, recreation), and two items regarding discretionary activities of daily living (personal care, reading). Each item is scored 0 to 5, with the total reported as either a raw score (0-50) or as a percentage score. Higher values represent a worse outcome.
Time frame: 2 weeks
Shoulder pain disability index (SPADI)
Self-administered questionnaire, grouping 13 questions, 5 of which measure the severity of pain caused by various arm movements involving the shoulder, the pain being assessed on a numeric pain scale ranging from 0 to 10. Eight additional questions related to functional impairments of the shoulder are assessed with a numeric scale. Higher values represent a worse outcome.
Time frame: 2 weeks
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